Tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers

• Perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers
• The eastern United States
• So-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: frost-weed , frostwort , Helianthemum canadense , Crocanthemum canadensei ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Frostweed is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Helianthemum , in the Cistaceae family Verbesina virginica in the Asteraceae family

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) An American species of (vern: rock rose), (taxlink Helianthemum canadense species noshow=1), with large yellow flowers.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frostweed \Frost"weed`\, n. (Bot.) An American species of rockrose ( Helianthemum Canadense ), sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic. Note: It has large yellow flowers which are often sterile, and later it has abundant but inconspicuous ...